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Tabby vs Dyad
Tabby has 33,921 GitHub stars, 1,793 forks, 335 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Dyad has 22,166 stars, 2,787 forks, 359 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Tabby leads on adoption by 53% (33,921 vs 22,166 stars). Tabby is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; Dyad is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Tabby has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Dyad 13%. Dyad was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (llms), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Tabby | Dyad | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 34K | ★ 22K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-06-30 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.8K | ⑂ 2.8K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Tabby if
- You weight community size — 34K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Dyad if
- You want the Dyad feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Dyad fits your workflow better
About Tabby
🐾 Tabby 📚 Docs • 💬 Slack • 🗺️ Roadmap English 简体中文 日本語 Tabby is a self hosted AI coding assistant, offering an open source and on premises alternative to GitHub Copilot. It boasts several key features: Self contained, with no need for a DBMS or cloud service. OpenAPI interface, easy to integrate with existing infrastructure (e.g Cloud IDE). Supports consumer grade GPUs. 🔥 What's New 12/12/2025 Get your GitHub issues implemented by connecting them to Pochi tasks and create PRs directly from the sidebar with a breakdown of CI/Lint/Test results vscode@0.20.0. 07/02/2025 v0.30 supports indexing GitLab Merge…
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About Dyad
Dyad Dyad is a local, open source AI app builder. It's fast, private, and fully under your control — like Lovable, v0, or Bolt, but running right on your machine. More info at: 🚀 Features ⚡️ Local : Fast, private and no lock in. 🛠 Bring your own keys : Use your own AI API keys — no vendor lock in. 🖥️ Cross platform : Easy to run on Mac or Windows. 📦 Download No sign up required. Just download and go. 👉 Download for your platform 🤝 Community Join our growing community of AI app builders on Reddit : r/dyadbuilders share your projects and get help from the community! 🛠️ Contributing Dyad is open source (see…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tabby or Dyad more popular?
Tabby has 33,921 GitHub stars and Dyad has 22,166. Tabby has the larger community by that measure.
Are Tabby and Dyad free?
Neither Tabby nor Dyad declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Tabby and Dyad?
Tabby is written in Rust and Dyad in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Tabby or Dyad?
Choose Tabby if you want the larger community (33,921 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Dyad if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.